I got one of these a year ago in US for a bit over $30 US and it works extremely well. Tiny, however, and easy to lose it in the pocket of a backpack. JN On 2018-02-05 06:51 PM, Roland Renaud wrote: > I'll concur on the Sandisk. > > In 2016 I got SanDisk Clip Sport 8GB MP3 Player from shopRBC for $50. > I just checked and it's still available for that price. > > Not as good as a genuine iPod (too much hassle running itunes in > Windows VM) but has been working fine. > > It has 8GB but also a slot allowing you to add a micro SD card. > > roland > > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 6:19 PM, Alex Pilon <alp [ at ] alexpilon [ dot ] ca> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 05, 2018 at 04:41:46PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: >>> in any event, from FLAC, i can always encode to MP3 if necessary, so >>> i'm looking for an inexpensive, entry-level music player, something >>> along these lines: >>> >>> https://www.amazon.com/Black-Resolution-Music-Player- >> Generation/dp/B0743CYBH2/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1517865926& >> sr=8-7&keywords=Fiio+X7+Mark+II >> >> That's entry-level!? That looks much nicer than what I have… >> >>> but not even that sophisticated. is there something in the $100 range >>> that would be a good starter music player that i can buy off the shelf >>> in ottawa? >> >> Sandisk Clip. Got one for ~50$ at Canada Computers. Comes in a variety >> of colours and a plasticky look. Even sports a radio. Just a standard >> FAT mount and micro-USB cable. >> >> I think this is it. >> >> https://www.sandisk.com/home/mp3-players/clip-sport# >> specifications-section >> >> Cheers, >> >> Alex Pilon >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux mailing list >> Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca >> http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux >